A Connecticut DMV Task Force Was Asked to Develop Towing Reforms. As Deadline Looms, Members Struggle to Agree.
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The group was formed in a legislative overhaul prompted by a Connecticut Mirror and ProPublica investigation that found the state’s laws favored towing companies over vehicle owners.
https://www.propublica.org/article/connecticut-towing-dmv-reform-overhaul?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 21 December 2025
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Foundation Maritime’s deep sea salvage tug Foundation Franklin operated from Halifax in the 1930s & 1940s including the SWW, as told in Farley Mowat’s “The Grey Seas Under”. Some company archives photos are on my blog. #salvage #towing #maritime #history http://sandblings.blogspot.com/2025/11/foundation-franklin.html?m=0
For years, a Connecticut towing company sold cars at a deep discount to a firm owned by a longtime DMV employee, Dominik Stefanski.
In one case, he bought a Cadillac for $1,000 and sold it for $17,500.
https://www.propublica.org/article/connecticut-dmv-fires-employee-who-made-thousands-selling-towed-cars?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
Connecticut towers insist they’re selling junk cars. It’s impossible to know the conditions of every vehicle.
But an analysis by The Connecticut Mirror and ProPublica shows that in nearly half the cases, the asking price was 50% or less of the book value.
https://www.propublica.org/article/connecticut-towing-law-data-dmv?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
Can my 2022 Toyota 4Runner safely tow a (very beat up but driveable) 2012 Mercedes GLK350 from North Carolina to Louisiana with a tow dolly? I do not know whether the Mercedes is RWD or AWD but I strongly suspect RWD. Everything I find (including the car’s manual) says I shouldn’t do it. The manual (p. 264) says not to tow it for more than 30 miles and no faster than 30 mph. Neither is feasible. What’s the truth? #Toyota #Mercedes #Cars #Towing
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Lợi dụng tình hình mưa ngập ở Thái Nguyên, nhiều đơn vị cứu hộ bị tố "hét giá" cắt cổ.
Nhiều chủ xe phản ánh quãng đường chỉ vài chục km đã bị báo giá 3-4 triệu đồng. Cá biệt, chi phí để kéo xe về Hà Nội (khoảng 90km) lên đến gần 10 triệu đồng. Đây là hành vi lợi dụng khó khăn của người khác để trục lợi, gây bức xúc trong dư luận.
#CứuHộ #NgậpNước #TháiNguyên #HétGiá #Ôtô #TinTức
#Vietnam #Flooding #Towing #PriceGouging #News
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City Council Decides on Crackdown Policy for UFO Parking Violations; Will Not Hesitate to Tow
The city council, aiming to become the galaxy's premier tourist destination, has decided to establish Earth's first UFO-exclusive parking lot. While the first 30 minutes are free, fines will be imposed for overtime, and severe cases will result in towing.
https://alt.andpaper.net/en/articles/20250928-city-council-space-ordinance/
#parking violation #aliens #ordinance #bureaucracy #UFO #towing
Some of you have probably noticed a new vehicle on the channel. We decided to trade in the Caddilac Escalade on a '24 Silverado 1500, and I've been holding off on making any videos about it until I had a chance to tow with it. Well, i finally have, and wanted to share my opinions! Check it out here: https://youtu.be/KxYAG0veyzU
#silverado #Silverado1500 #Towing #TruckReview #PickupTrucks
18 arrested in connection with criminal network linked to towing industry: Peel police
Peel Regional Police say officers have arrested 18 people and seized more than $4.2 million in assets following the dismantling of a Brampton-based organized criminal network linked to the towing industry.
#crime #police #towing #industry #Brampton #News
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/arrests-criminal-network-towing-industry-peel-police-1.7562404?cmp=rss
Edmonton councillors recommend lowering seasonal parking ban fine, reinstating towing
Edmontonians who fail to follow seasonal parking bans could face lower ticket fines in the future, but run the risk of having their vehicles towed.
#parking #fine #towing #citycouncil #Edmonton #News
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/edmonton-parking-ban-tickets-bring-back-towing-1.7562873?cmp=rss
Connecticut Towing Companies Use Belongings Left in Cars as Leverage to Collect Fees, Drivers Say
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The Connecticut DMV allows owners to get back into towed cars to retrieve items that are essential to their health and welfare. But people have lost work equipment, car seats, important documents and priceless mementos.
https://www.propublica.org/article/connecticut-towing-dmv-lost-belongings?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
We really need a towing dolly for the car to be pulled behind the Vulpibus. They range from $450 used to like $2000 and more new.
Any ideas on where we can get one for free or any donations to buy one would be very welcome.
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"Here's a photo of me eating an ice cream cone while I watched it being towed"
Cybertruck Crashes in Light Snow as Driver Shouts "NOT AGAIN!"
Cybertruck Crashes in Light Snow as Driver Shouts "NOT... #tesla #cybertruck #funny #towingConnecticut Lawmakers Seek Overhaul of Towing Laws
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A new bill addresses nearly all of the issues raised in a Connecticut Mirror and ProPublica investigation that found people’s cars were being sold shortly after they were towed.
For years, a Connecticut towing company got to cut the line at the DMV in exchange for selling towed cars at deep discounts, according to a DMV report, allowing one DMV employee to resell them for steep profits.
